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Robert Wild, analog astronaut (c) OeWF (Florian Voggeneder)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I thought it would get easier.<\/strong> During the selection process we were tested, we were pushed to our limits to see how we would perform. Physically of course, mentally goes without saying. But also psychologically. When I received the call letting me know that I had made it into the analog astronaut class of 2019, I felt pride, relief, elation. And I was looking forward to the first training block with excitement. And I thought it would get easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It changed,\nof course. Our tasks no longer consisted of tests that were designed to expose\nour weaknesses, and the sense of competition has almost disappeared completely.\nI say almost because there is always that friendly competitiveness, the kind\nthat one learns well from an older brother, the kind you can use to bond\ntogether. It’s a supportive competition now. But things aren’t that much\neasier. The activities that were tests have been relabeled as training. But the\nphysical exercises of Block one have left me as exhausted as the selection\nprocess, and our minds are being crammed full of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robert on the OpsConsole during a training session (c) OeWF (Florian Voggeneder)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s\nunderstandable, of course. We only have a handful of weekends to go from being analog\nastronaut enthusiasts to being able to perform everything that is expected of\nan analog astronaut. And the first training block gave us a good introduction\nof what will be expected. We were told we had to be comfortable with radio\nlanguage and use of the NATO radio alphabet. I had initially no idea about it,\nso I’ve been randomly spelling things in my head the last couple weeks using\nthe alphabet. Charlie Oscar Foxtrot Foxtrot Echo Echo. We also had the first\npractice sessions with the suit gloves. It is important to be able to use them\nto do things where you’d want smaller fingers, so they had us tie shoelaces\nwith them. It’s amazing how a couple layers of glove material can make such a\nsimple task take what feels like an eternity to complete. My first tries were\nvery slow with everything, and I can see the importance that practice will\nplay. I’m going to have to get a lot better at this. But that’s why we’re here.\nBut now I have to move on. I have some training materials to read and to\nprepare for my next session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Geology lessons are part of the analog astronaut curriculum (c) OeWF (Paul Santek)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Author: Robert Wild<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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